Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
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The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the provision that protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms, forming a central focus of American legal and political debates over gun regulation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Amendment to the United States Constitution canonical | 10 |
| Second Amendment rights | 2 |
| Second Amendment | 1 |
| The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms, Shall Not Be Infringed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T507779 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Amendment to the United States Constitution Context triple: [Bill of Rights, containsAmendment, Second Amendment to the United States Constitution]
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Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, requiring warrants to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause.
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B.
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a key component of the Bill of Rights that protects individuals against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
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C.
Article II – Bill of Rights
Article II – Bill of Rights is the section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico that enumerates and protects the fundamental civil and political rights of the people of Puerto Rico.
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D.
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a key provision in the Bill of Rights that protects individuals from excessive bail and fines, as well as from cruel and unusual punishments, and serves as a central basis for challenges to the death penalty and prison conditions.
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E.
Firearm Owners Protection Act
The Firearm Owners Protection Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new restrictions, including the ban on civilian ownership of newly manufactured machine guns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Amendment to the United States Constitution Target entity description: The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the provision that protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms, forming a central focus of American legal and political debates over gun regulation.
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A.
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, requiring warrants to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause.
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B.
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a key component of the Bill of Rights that protects individuals against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
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C.
Article II – Bill of Rights
Article II – Bill of Rights is the section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico that enumerates and protects the fundamental civil and political rights of the people of Puerto Rico.
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D.
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a key provision in the Bill of Rights that protects individuals from excessive bail and fines, as well as from cruel and unusual punishments, and serves as a central basis for challenges to the death penalty and prison conditions.
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E.
Firearm Owners Protection Act
The Firearm Owners Protection Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new restrictions, including the ban on civilian ownership of newly manufactured machine guns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional amendment
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provision of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1791-12-15 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
U.S. states ⓘ
surface form:
state governments of the United States
|
| author | First United States Congress ⓘ |
| category |
United States constitutional amendments
ⓘ
surface form:
Amendments to the United States Constitution
Gun politics in the United States ⓘ Human rights in the United States ⓘ |
| centralTo |
debates over gun control in the United States
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debates over gun rights in the United States ⓘ gun politics in the United States ⓘ |
| citedIn |
federal court decisions
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legal scholarship ⓘ state court decisions ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| debatedBy |
advocacy organizations
ⓘ
legal scholars ⓘ politicians ⓘ |
| hasLandmarkCase |
District of Columbia v. Heller
ⓘ
McDonald v. City of Chicago ⓘ New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen ⓘ |
| heldToProtect |
individual right to possess firearms
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individual right to use firearms for traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense within the home ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
concerns about standing armies
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importance of state militias ⓘ post-Revolutionary War period in the United States ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| incorporatedThrough |
Fourteenth Amendment
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| influences |
federal firearm regulations
ⓘ
state firearm regulations ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| interpretedIn |
District of Columbia v. Heller
ⓘ
McDonald v. City of Chicago ⓘ New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalField |
civil rights law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| limits | government regulation of firearms ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bill of Rights
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
United States Constitution ⓘ |
| proposedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| proposedOn | 1789-09-25 ⓘ |
| protects | right of the people to keep and bear arms ⓘ |
| ratifiedOn | 1791-12-15 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Militia Acts of the United States
ⓘ
gun control laws in the United States ⓘ |
| subject |
militia
ⓘ
right to keep and bear arms ⓘ |
| text | A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Amendment to the United States Constitution Description of subject: The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the provision that protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms, forming a central focus of American legal and political debates over gun regulation.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
First United States Congress
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proposedAmendment
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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
United States constitutional amendments
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includes
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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
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U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment
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ratifiedWith
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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
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subject surface form:
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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follows
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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
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this entity surface form:
Second Amendment rights
District of Columbia v. Heller
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constitutionalProvisionInterpreted
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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
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this entity surface form:
Second Amendment
McDonald v. City of Chicago
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constitutionalProvisionInterpreted
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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
National Rifle Association of America
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hasMotto
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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
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this entity surface form:
The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms, Shall Not Be Infringed
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
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relatedTo
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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Second Amendment rights